The God Experiment

Chapter No.24 Come fly away.

Chapter No.24 Come fly away.

Two days later, James had discovered something that even Robert didn't know.

"Hey Dad, did you know that we can fly?"

Robert's right eyebrow rose. "Fly?"

"Yeah, like superman."

"No kidding! I didn't know that." He smiled. "I guess I never thought that would be necessary since we can go anywhere instantaneously."

"Yeah, but flying is more fun."

Janet came in the living room. "What's more fun?"

"He says we can fly like superman," Robert told her.

"Really?"

"That's what he claims."

"Well," she said with a subtle grin. "We might have to wear spandex suits after all."

Robert laughed.

"I think I could just create them," James said. "But what I'm thinking of are more like superhero suits."

"Ok, but let's not put any kind of a symbol or wording on them."

James smiled. "I'll just give them a colorful trim."

"Actually, we could just make them appear on us anytime we wish," Robert said. "We should go somewhere secluded to test out flying."

"Where do you suggest?" Janet asked.

"How about the Rocky Mountains, maybe Colorado would be a good choice."

They instantly appeared on Mt. Elbert, the highest peak in Colorado. They stood near the peak attired in their new tight fitting dark blue suits. The suits incorporated boots and gloves.

"No one should be able to see us here," Robert said. "It's over fourteen thousand feet high."

"It's cold here," Janet said.

"Yeah, but it's nothing we can't endure."

James leapt into the air and flew off. Robert and Janet followed him on a leisurely flight around the mountain range.

"Wow!" Janet exclaimed. "What a view!"

They tried diving and then recovering to accelerate straight up. Maneuvering was effortless.

"Hey!" James shouted. "There's a plane coming."

"Something's wrong with it," Robert said. "Neither one of its engines are operating and it's losing altitude fast."

"What are we going to do?" Janet asked.

"I assume they're trying to land at the Denver airport, but they can't without at least one engine operating. We'll have to help them."

"How?" she asked.

"You take the right wing, grabbing it at the leading edge. I'll take the left wing. James, you take the tail. You'll do the steering."

They flew off and assumed their positions on the plane,

Inside the cockpit, the pilot and copilot were not happy with their present situation, and there was nothing air control could do to help them.

"What the hell?" the copilot said. "We're gaining altitude and speed. Has one of the engines started?"

"Not according to the readings. They're both dead." The pilot looked out at the left engine. He had to do a double take. "What the hell! There's a guy holding onto the wing."